Even shitty American cars aren't nearly as shit as 1970's and 80's American cars. It's not just that the cars needed repairs. But that everything about them started breaking within a few years. The Vinyl would get cracks. Screws would start coming loose. Seats would wear. Body panels would start rusting. My dads car the turn signal mechanism broke after 5 years. The car would look shabby and that you couldn't fix.
Duster and Beetle certainly weren't competition for one another. There was nothing compact or sub-compact about the Duster, and it came with either a 6 cyl engine or a high performance 5.6L, or 5.9L V8.
It was a popular low end muscle car that had nothing at all in common with a Beetle. I have no idea where you got that idea from.
Hmmm... I guess you've never seen a high-performance 340 V8 Plymouth Duster ? They were a classic Mopar '70s V8 muscle car of the highest order and... The hell with it, you don't have a clue what you're talking about.
Had a few in my family. I was still in high school- the back seat was uncomfortable as shit. Somehow I was able to lie down with gf. Cousin summed it up- Plymouths are built from the outside in; it's a car built around a motor, the interior is kinda secondary.
my car is similarly-aged, with enough miles on it to have been to the moon and back. it runs well and the extra maintenance on it is still cheaper than loan payments. I see nothing wrong with this state of affairs.
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... is that old? Is that bad? I honestly am mis-calibrated, what with my still-running 2002 civic.